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Sunday Night Read: 'Don't run in the woods'

Sunday Night Read: 'Don't run in the woods'

This short story series submission is from Hayley Morrin of Port Coquitlam.
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Letter: Rising rent costs influencing seniors to downsize — 'but it takes time'

Letter: Rising rent costs influencing seniors to downsize — 'but it takes time'

A Port Moody couple now living in Burnaby sought help from the Senior Services Society in New Westminster to find a place, and the experience was bittersweet.
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Photos: New West shows its Pride

Photos: New West shows its Pride

The annual New West Pride Street Festival returned to Columbia Street.
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Minter: Ornamental grasses, the long-term garden bloomers

Minter: Ornamental grasses, the long-term garden bloomers

Ornamental grasses combine well with other plants, such as flowering shrubs, conifers and late flowering perennials, says master gardener Brian Minter.
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BBB: Seven scams for post-secondary students to avoid

BBB: Seven scams for post-secondary students to avoid

Be wary of identity theft, grant scams and shopping frauds when preparing for the new school year, the Better Business Bureau states.
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Here's where to find the cheapest gas in New West

Here's where to find the cheapest gas in New West

All New Westminster gas stations recorded a weekly decrease of at least three cents just in time for the weekend.
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Season ends in valiant five-game series effort by New West Salmonbellies

Season ends in valiant five-game series effort by New West Salmonbellies

New Westminster fell in the fifth and deciding game of its WLA semifinal playoff series, but handed the Victoria Shamrocks their first two losses of the year.
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Three weeks until unpaid New West property taxes incur yet another penalty

Three weeks until unpaid New West property taxes incur yet another penalty

New Westminster homeowners that didn't meet the July 2, 2024, deadline have already been issued a five per cent penalty.
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Two stages, one big party: What to expect at 2024 New West Pride Street Festival

Two stages, one big party: What to expect at 2024 New West Pride Street Festival

More than a dozen performers, and a pet parade, are slated to entertain the thousands of people expected to roam Columbia Street this weekend.
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Douglas College Royals recruit B.C. high school girls basketball champion

Douglas College Royals recruit B.C. high school girls basketball champion

Winger Alexis Hart was on the 2023 roster for Port Coquitlam's Riverside Rapids team that won the AAAA girls title.
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